I'm reminded of a discussion I had with a friend about 16 years ago. It was more of a debate, actually. We were arguing about the true nature of altruism and whether or not it truly existed. My stance was that true altruism did in fact exist (lightworker viewpoint?). His counterpoint was that doing altruistic things stemmed from a position of enjoying the fruits of helping others. That is, the knowledge of doing it because of the good feelings and other benefits that would naturally arise made it an ultimately selfish act.
Put another way, one could say that doing great good for humanity can be selfless, and it seems so. But if one considers that helping humanity is in one's own best interests, then who does one truly serve? Humanity? or oneself? Lightwork? or Darkwork?
That's the difference in polarity in my mind. Oh, he convinced me, by the way. Now I speak personally when I say that helping others makes me feel good. It gives me pleasure. It also makes my environment more pleasent as gratitude flows to me. I also have tons of gratitude for the life I live and all the nifty things about it. The nice thing about gratitude is that it perpetuates more things to be grateful about, increasing the overall niftiness of my life.
Right after I finish this post, it's time to go on a bike ride. It's going to be fun and feel great. That's why I'm doing it. I'm pretty sure that's also why my wife and friends are doing it too.
So, gotta run. Cyas!
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